08 Mar, 2024 Asian neighbours fail to 'Shake It Off' By Chris Hemingway The internet is divided. Some are calling it a smart business move. Others are saying that the Singapore government is being selfish. But...
07 Mar, 2024 UPC CoA: No stay of UPC court proceedings during Chapter 11 proceedings By Abigail Spreadbury Mike Gilbert Thomas Prock In an order dated 26 February 2024, the UPC Court of Appeal in Luxembourg decided that issuance of a decision in appeal proceedings...
06 Mar, 2024 UPC language of proceedings: Early change to the language of the proceedings permitted By Krishna Darshan Raghavan Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In an Order dated 16 January 2024, the President of the Court of First Instance in the proceedings before the Local Division Dusseldorf...
05 Mar, 2024 UPC revocation proceedings: Re-ordering and filing of new requests after the interim conference allowed By Abigail Spreadbury Mike Gilbert Thomas Prock As we reach the first round of oral hearings for revocation actions filed at the UPC, many users of the court may have questions...
05 Mar, 2024 UPC procedure: Concise further written submissions allowed after rejoinder By Jen Cardwell Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In a Procedural Order dated 24 January 2024, the Munich Central Division Court of First Instance set out an interesting decision...
22 Jan, 2024 Weeding out the competition By David Kemp Big brand owners often get a bad press when they’re involved in David and Goliath trade mark disputes, however, policing the Trade Mark...
17 Jan, 2024 M&C in the news: UPC: ‘A missed opportunity’ as intervention bids in key disclosure case are thrown out By M&C Newsroom In a pivotal transparency test case, the UPC Court of Appeal has recently delivered a nuanced interpretation of the law, narrowly shaping...
03 Jan, 2024 Trade marks and place names By David Kemp Cambridge University is quite within its rights to protect the name CAMBRIDGE and its reputation but how far the monopoly should go can...
20 Dec, 2023 Apple halting newest watch sales before Christmas By Thomas Storey The festive season is upon us, and with it comes the things we all expect this time of year: the John Lewis advert, mulled wine,...
12 Oct, 2023 Changed priorities at the EPO By Gareth Williams The issue of priority rights has for several years been a hot topic at the EPO, particularly in opposition proceedings (where a finding...
26 Sep, 2023 Electronic signatures on EPO assignments - don't discard the fountain pen for now By Gareth Williams The use of electronic signatures has rapidly grown in recent years, for reasons which will no doubt be readily apparent. However, when it...
05 Sep, 2023 MHRA issues guidance on new International Recognition Procedure (IRP) for streamlining medicine approvals in the UK By Marks & Clerk The new framework was first floated back in January 2023, as a way for the MHRA to streamline the authorisation process by taking...